Locate Pioche Conservation Camp Inmates

Pioche Conservation Camp Overview

Pioche Conservation Camp, often shortened to PCC, is operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections. NDOC describes it as a minimum-custody state prison conservation camp in a dormitory setting. The facility is physically in Lincoln County, but its records, visitation approval, mail rules, and offender lookup are state prison matters. A person arrested by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office should not be searched through PCC unless a court sentence and NDOC assignment have occurred.

The official NDOC Pioche Conservation Camp page lists Jeremy Bean as Warden, Julie Williams, Glenn P. Fowler, and William Kuloloia as Associate Wardens, and Lt. Michael Bivins as Camp Manager in the research source. It also gives the camp's history, staffing, capacity, and program role. PCC was established in 1980 and is described by NDOC as the first rural conservation camp in Nevada.

Because PCC is an NDOC facility, inmate records are prison records, not county jail booking records. The practical search question is whether the person is a sentenced Nevada offender assigned to PCC or another NDOC facility. If the person was just arrested in Pioche, Caliente, Panaca, Alamo, Hiko, or Rachel, start with Lincoln County Detention Center instead.

The official NDOC facility page for Pioche Conservation Camp is shown below.

That NDOC page is the facility source for camp status, capacity, history, staff listing, and program descriptions.

Pioche Conservation Camp Capacity

NDOC states that Pioche Conservation Camp houses 196 male offenders in dormitory living and can increase to 238 in times of NDOC need. Prison Policy Initiative's Census 2020 correctional population locator lists Pioche Conservation Camp with a Census 2020 vintage population count of 169. The NDOC capacity figure and the PPI count measure different things, so they should not be collapsed into one current roster number.

Look Up Pioche Camp Inmates

The correct lookup tool for Pioche Conservation Camp is the NDOC offender search. It is separate from the sheriff's jail information line, ICE ODLS, and BOP. NDOC says its offender-search data is raw data and is not guaranteed error-free. It should be used to identify prison assignment and offender information, then confirmed with NDOC or the facility when a visit, mail issue, or urgent family question depends on it.

1. Open the NDOC offender search portal.
2. Search by offender ID when known, or use first and last name fields with the demographic search route.
3. Review the result for current facility assignment and status, making sure it points to Pioche Conservation Camp or another NDOC facility.
4. If the person does not appear, confirm spelling, aliases, and transfer timing before assuming release.
5. For family questions, use NDOC Family Services at 775-977-5707 or call PCC at 775-977-5986.

The NDOC offender search screenshot below comes from the state offender search portal.

Use this portal for sentenced Nevada offenders, including those assigned to Pioche Conservation Camp.

Pioche Conservation Camp Contact

Pioche Conservation Camp has its own NDOC address and phone. Do not send PCC mail to the county jail's PO Box 570 and do not use the Lincoln County Detention Center phone for prison assignment questions unless the person may still be in county custody. PCC's facility address is on Hardtimes Road, and the mail address in the research is P.O. Box 509 in Pioche.

Pioche Camp Visitation

Visitation at Pioche Conservation Camp follows NDOC prison rules, not county jail video-visitation rules. The NDOC facilities page lists PCCvisitation@doc.nv.gov as the visitation email for the camp, and the PCC facility page links a "Visit PCC" resource. Prison visits commonly require approval and scheduling before arrival, so visitors should not treat PCC like a county jail lobby visit.

The research did not locate a full public day-by-day PCC visit schedule in the captured text. The safest facility-specific instruction is to confirm the current schedule, approval status, identification rules, dress rules, and any cancellation before traveling to Hardtimes Road. Because Lincoln County is rural and travel distances are long, confirmation should happen close to the planned visit date.

The NDOC facilities index lists conservation camps and visitation contacts, including PCC.

The facilities index helps route visitation questions to NDOC rather than the Lincoln County jail.

Pioche Camp Mail and Money

Mail for Pioche Conservation Camp should follow NDOC facility mail rules and the PCC address, P.O. Box 509, Pioche, NV 89043. The county jail mail rule that uses PO Box 570 and requires a local inmate number belongs to Lincoln County Detention Center, not PCC. State prison mail should identify the offender under NDOC rules and should be checked against current NDOC mail restrictions before anything is sent.

The research did not locate a PCC-specific money-deposit fee schedule or vendor detail. Treat money and trust account questions as NDOC statewide matters unless PCC publishes a facility-specific instruction. Do not use Lincoln County's JailATM link for PCC unless NDOC separately directs it, because JailATM is tied in the research to the county detention center.

Pioche Camp Admission Process

PCC admission is not street-arrest booking. A sentenced Nevada offender moves through NDOC custody and classification before assignment to a minimum-custody conservation camp. The camp setting is tied to work crews, dormitory housing, security level, and program eligibility. A person with a pending Lincoln County case remains in the jail and court pathway until sentencing or transfer changes the custody system.

NDOC

Nevada Department of Corrections, the state prison system that operates PCC.

Minimum custody

A lower security prison classification for approved offenders, still under state custody.

Conservation camp

A prison work-camp model that supports forestry, fire, community, and disaster-response crews.

County jail

A local sheriff facility for arrests, pretrial detention, short local sentences, and holds.

Pioche Conservation Camp Programs

Programs are the main reason PCC needs its own facility page. NDOC says Pioche Conservation Camp coordinates with the Nevada Division of Forestry to run community project and wildland firefighting crews year-round. The camp provides initial-attack fire crews for Lincoln County and the state. The research also notes education and treatment programming, including GED or high-school diploma work, Anger Management, and New Beginnings.

PCC has a detailed local history. NDOC says crews responded to the 1997 Carson City floods, Caliente-area natural disaster events in 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia recovery efforts in May 2003, and California fire responses in Chico and Grass Valley in 2008. Those examples show why PCC should be understood as a state conservation camp and work-crew facility, not as a booking jail.

Pioche Camp Records and Transfers

An NDOC offender record can include offender identification, demographic data, aliases, booking or prison admission data, parole data, release data, and facility assignment. The NDOC search page also notes that photos may require a supported browser to display. These are prison offender records, so they differ from Lincoln County jail booking records, jail mugshots, and court charging documents.

If a person cannot be found in NDOC, check whether the person is still in county custody through Lincoln County Detention Center, whether the name is spelled differently, whether an alias was used, or whether the transfer has not posted yet. VINELink can also help with custody-status notification when a person moves or is released, but it is not a full prison case file or court-record database.

About Pioche Conservation Camp

Pioche Conservation Camp is the only confirmed active NDOC facility physically in Lincoln County in the research. No separate federal BOP institution was found in the county, and the county detention center remains the local jail. PCC's role is narrower and more specialized: sentenced male state offenders in a minimum-custody conservation-camp setting. That distinction prevents a common search mistake, especially when someone knows only that the facility is in Pioche.

NDOC's staffing list in the research includes one correctional lieutenant, one correctional sergeant, one senior correctional officer, eleven correctional officers, two correctional caseworkers, one retail storekeeper, and eleven Nevada Division of Forestry staff members. That mix reflects the facility's blend of custody, casework, storekeeping, and forestry operations. Current staffing and assignments should still be verified with NDOC, since facility pages can change.